Knobby White Spiderling

Tiny plant, unaligned

CreatureScum and Villainy

At a glance

Armor Class
11
Hit Points
10 (4d4)
Speed
20 ft.
Skills
Stealth +3
Damage Vulnerabilities
fire
Senses
darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages
None
Challenge
1 (200 XP)

Ability scores

  • Str11+0Strength 11, modifier plus 0
  • Dex12+1Dexterity 12, modifier plus 1
  • Con11+0Constitution 11, modifier plus 0
  • Int2-4Intelligence 2, modifier minus 4
  • Wis10+0Wisdom 10, modifier plus 0
  • Cha5-3Charisma 5, modifier minus 3

About this creature

The Knobby white spider was a large landspeeder-sized arachnid-like organism native to the swamp world of Dagobah. In addition to the very large ones, there are also some smaller, knee-heigh spiderlings.

Appearance. It had a large, lumpy body with a bloated, bulbous head, eight gnarled legs and one large stinger used to capture and sedate its prey.

Biology. One of the most bizarre organisms on Dagobah, the knobby white spider was in fact a mobile root that was part of the gnarltree's life cycle. Composed primarily of calcified wood, it would break free of its parent tree to roam the swamps and devour animals. After gathering enough nutrients, the spider would find a clear spot to anchor its legs, and if it survived that period, it would eventually transform into roots that allow the spider to grow into a towering tree. During this period it was vulnerable to bogwings and jubba birds.

Traits

Distress Spores

When the spider takes damage, all other spiders within 240 feet of it can sense its pain.

Actions

Slam

Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 2 (1d4) kinetic damage.

Stinger

Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 3 (1d6) kinetic damage, and the target must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 9 (2d8) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points, and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.